diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
index 0f18660c0e1..dc027661c83 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ pub fn ensure<S: Step>(&'a self, step: S) -> S::Output {
             (out, dur - deps)
         };
 
-        if self.config.print_step_timings {
+        if self.config.print_step_timings && !self.config.dry_run {
             println!("[TIMING] {:?} -- {}.{:03}", step, dur.as_secs(), dur.subsec_millis());
         }